# Eugene Vindman

Eugene Vindman is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000138
- FEC candidate IDs: H4VA07234

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000138 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

57% of Vindman’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Vindman says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,408 classified statements: 2,113 posts on X, 116 Congressional Record speeches, 103 press releases, 76 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Vindman | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.2% | 6.6% | 137 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 13.7% | 27.5% | 196 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.8% | 73.2% | 27 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 9.8% | 78 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.5% | 22.7% | 88 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 130 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 32% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Health 19% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Education 15% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.01), from 17,179 donors and 669 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 88% (96.4%). 59 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 80 bills: 80 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1,065. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10904: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to convene an interagency working group to track and report on market concentration and monopoly activity with respect… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10904
- H.R. 10905: To prohibit individualized pricing, dynamic pricing, and pricing based on facial recognition technology at large retail food stores and their online… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10905
- H.R. 10836: To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the live broadcast of military executions, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10836
- H.R. 10837: No Corrupt Lobbyists in Government Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10837
- H.R. 10838: Honesty in Government Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10838
- H.R. 10809: Make Data Centers Pay Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10809
- H.R. 10717: Wigs for Warriors Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10717
- H.R. 10614: Providing Child Care for Firefighters and EMS Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10614
- H.R. 10472: Mail Integrity and Inspector General Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10472
- H.Res. 1556: To honor and recognize Mr. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the former military leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance who was tragically assassinated by Al-Qaeda and… (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1556

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $16.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 57% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 18% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2114726369578062057
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2114804453849309281
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2114353053373751301
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2113986446537175529
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2113656930790990236
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2113676093827727716
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2113697707193774347
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Vindman Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Market Concentration Driving Up Costs · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://vindman.house.gov/2026/10/23/vindman-introduces-legislation-to-crack-down-on-market-concentration-driving-up-costs/
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · WEEKLY WIN: Lowering Your Grocery Costs · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVindman/status/2113282256491987055

## Links

- Official site: https://vindman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepVindman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanEugeneVindman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvindman
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000138

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000138